Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-16
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IN THE CITY
There was little damage Of serious
nature. The streets, OF course, nre IN =
state which would dis8race the Iro2io.
dytes, or Ithiophagi OF the remotest
days. Bat why speak OF this. Inc
streets of Los Angeles will probably
never be any better. When the rain
comes, the streets will be as they are, as
they have been. and as they will remain.
| A few Easements were Hooded, in all
parts of the city.
Second street is sight The streams
| from the hills cut away the soft clay
dumped there by the chain gang last
summer and washed the stuff all over
| the cable road track, into the canal
where the chain runs, filing that up to
| the slot and covering the track in places
completely ont of sight. Not until late
yesterday afternoon were the cars got
running.
The hoods from the hills ran down on
| the fiat land along Washington street
and made series Of lakes. The amount
Of water out caused report that the
city reservoirs had burst their dams,
but this was incorrect. There is no dan.
ger of these lakelets escaping. The
dams are very strong.
THE TRAINS
| No trains came in by any line except.
| ing those ON the Santa Monica, San
Pedro and Santa Ana branches of the
Southern Pacific, which are all in good
order; and the second section OF the
Ennis excursion from the East. This
got to the east side of the river and was
conveyed across by way of the covered
bridge in all sorts of vehicles.
The Southern Pacific train for the
East is reported tied up at Cotton. An
effort will be made to get train back
by the Southern Pacific line East to-day.
The California Southern Railway in.
tend 10 send a train from the east side OF
the river at 9:l0A. NJ. to-day for San
Diego.
The wires of the California Southern
eastward are own, so that no late news
has been received from the Walters ex-
cursion that was last heard from at the
Summit station in the Csjon Pass.
North OF here the Tujanga has washed
out good deal of track on the Southern
Pc ,ific line. A construction train went
up yesterday morning to work on it. At
Newhall good deal of damage is done,
and some of the new road between there
and Santl Paula is washed away. 1t
will probably be some days before q
train goes to Santa Paula. In the Sole
dad caiion there is not much damage re-
ported. The last road built there is
high above the food and solidly con-
structed. North of the Soledad all seems
! to be well. 1t may take a couple Of
days to get train away for San Fran
cisco.
A train over the California Southern
from San Diego arrived at $50 o'clock
last night. The trip was long delayed
and somewhat tempestuous. The train
left San Diego at o'clock Monday
morning. At Del Mar. short distance
from San Diego, . freight train had been
ditched by reason of a portion of the
track being washed out. The passengers
were delayed all day at Del Mar, and
when the train from Los Angeles reached
that point it was turned around, the
passengers from San Diego transferred
to it. and all headed for this city. Elsi.
more was reached at o'clock yesterday
morning, where the members of the Los
Angeles Gun Club were taken on board.
The train proceeded cautiously until
within three miles of Cotton. where the
roadbed had been badly washed for q
distance of fifty yards. After some delay
the train crossed the bad place and
reached Cotton at 3 o'clock. The track
being washed this side of Cotton the
train laid up at that place until 8 o'clock
and then slowly crept on it's way, arriv.
ing at San Gabriel at noon yesterday,
where another stop Of six hours was
made. The track between this city and
San Gabriel was cribbed up, and finally
the train reached here at $50 o'clock
last night, being just thirty-seven and
one half hours on the way between San
Diego and Los Angeles. None of the
breaks are serious and will be repaired
at once.
| MARINE DISASTER
Yesterday morning two ships in San
Pedro bay lost their anchors in fierce
southeaster. and drifted ashore. One,
the old bark San Luis, long known Oh
the coast, having been at one time a
steamer, struck near Point Firman. She
was loaded with coal below decks for w.
Is. Maxwell, and had a deck load of
lumber for Clark 4 Humphreys. She is
owned in San Francisco and was in.
sured. Her cargo was also insured.
The Kennebec, q new American ship
built in Main in 1883, and as pretty q
craft as there is afoat, drifted to Long
Beach, where she tore hole in her bot.
tom and sank in about thirty five feet of
water.
Captain Ford and his crew climbed
into the rigging and were taken off in
safety yesterday by Captain Won Helms,
of the steamer Los Angeles, who sent
his boats to their rescue, assisted by two
boats from San Pedro. The Kennebec
was loaded with coal from Liverpool.
EcSlind, for the Southern Pacific Com.
Ip ny.
Three ships were reported ashore, and
Mr.. Maxwell was afraid one might be
the ]. v. Troop, due with load Of coal
to him from Departure Bay. Later ad.
vices reported that the Troop had come
into the ofing, where San Pedro run.
ner boarded her and advised the Captain
to put out to sea, which he did. The
man is experienced and will keep the
vessel in the open sea until aim weather
is assured. Mr.. Maxwell has suffered
good deal of loss during this winter from
disasters at sea, He is fortunate in hav.
ing good supply of coal on hand 60 that
no fuel famine is to be feared.
MINOR NOTES.
Wells, Fargo & Co. report their line
open TO San Diego, and that papers and
letters will go to that city this morning
by train leaving from the east side Of
the river. AL matter to be sent to-day
must be in the office by 7 o'clock this
morning.
Mr.. @. Ducommun reports rainfall
from IL M. Monday to 7 A. M. yesterday,
at 4:90 inches, and 1888 for the season.
The Signal Service reports rainfall
of 2:7S inches, for twenty four hours